Some weekend fun - perhaps I'm showing my age, but I scored 24 of 30
Subject: FW: A History Test for You
Subject: A Test for You
1. "Kookie; Kookie. Lend me your ________________."
2. The "battle cry" of the hippies in the sixties was "Turn on; tune
in;________________."
3. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset,
the
grateful citizens would ask, "Who was that masked man?" Invariably,
someone
would answer, "I don't know, but he left this behind." What did he
leave
behind?______________.
4. Folk songs were played side by side with rock and roll. One of the
most
memorable folk songs included these lyrics: "When the rooster crows at
the
break of dawn, look out your window and I'll be gone. You're the reason
I'm
traveling on, ________________."
5. A group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in
Chicago in
1968 achieved cult status, and were known as the ______________.
6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all
watched
them on the _____________________________show.
7. Some of us who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning our
_____________________.
8. We all learned to read using the same books. We read about the
thrilling
lives and adventures of Dick and Jane. What was the name of Dick and
Jane's
dog?_____________
9. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk (what
there
was of it) in the front, was called the VW. What other name(s) did it
go by?
____________________ or ______________________
10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the
______________and the ____________.
11. In the seventies, we called the drop-out nonconformists "hippies."
But
in the early sixties, they were known as ______________________.
12. William Bendix played Chester A. Riley, who always seemed to get
the
short end of the stick in the television program, "The Life of Riley."
At the end of each show, poor Chester would turn to the camera and
exclaim,
"What a __________________."
13. "Get your kicks, _________________________."
14. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been
changed
______________________________________."
15. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, mixed his martinis a special
way:
____________________________________.
16. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle,
____________________________________."
17. That "adult" book by Henry Miller - the one that contained all the
"dirty" dialogue - was called _________________________________.
18. Today, the math geniuses in school might walk around with a
calculator
strapped to their belts. But back in the sixties, members of the math
club
used a ______________.
19. In 1971, singer Don Maclean sang a song about "the day the music
died."
This was a reference and tribute to ________________________.
20. A well-known television commercial featured a driver who was
miraculously lifted through thin air and into the front seat of a
convertible. The matching slogan was "Let Hertz
___________________________."
21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we "danced"
under
a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called
the____________________.
22. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very best... _______________."
23. In the late sixties, the "full figure" style of Jane Russell and
Marilyn
Monroe gave way to the "trim" look, as first exemplified by British
model
___________________.
24. Sachmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill." Our parents shared
this
great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was
______________________________________.
25. On Jackie Gleason's variety show in the sixties, one of the most
popular
segments was "Joe, the Bartender." Joe's regular visitor at the bar was
that
slightly off- center, but lovable character, _________________. (The
character's name, not the actor's.)
26. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians
did
it; it was called ________________________.
27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _____________________.
28. One of the big fads of the late fifties and sixties was a large
plastic
ring that we twirled around our waist; it was called the
_______________.
29. The "Age of Aquarius" was brought into the mainstream in the
Broadway
musical ___________________.
30. This is a two-parter: Red Skelton's hobo character (not the
hayseed, the
hobo) was ________. Red ended his television show by saying, "Good
night,
and ______________________."
THE ANSWERS
1. "Kookie; Kookie; lend me your comb."
2. The "battle cry" of the hippies in the sixties was "Turn on; tune
in;
drop out." Many people who proclaimed that 30 years ago today are Wall
Street bond traders and corporate lawyers.
3. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet. Several of you said he
left
behind his mask. Oh, no; even off the screen, Clayton Moore would not
be
seen as the Lone Ranger without his mask!
4. "When the rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window
and
I'll be gone. You're the reason I'm traveling on; Don't think twice,
it's
all right."
5. The group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in
Chicago
in 1968 was known as the Chicago seven. As Paul Harvey says, "They
would
like me to mention their names."
6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all
watched
them on the Ed Sullivan Show.
7. Some who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning their draft
cards.
If you said "bras," you've got the right spirit, but nobody ever burned
a
bra while I was watching. The "bra burning" days came as a by-product
of
women's liberation movement which had nothing directly to do with the
Vietnam war
8. Dick and Jane's dog was Spot. "See Spot run." Whatever happened to
them?
Rumor has it they have been replaced in some school systems by "Heather
Has
Two Mommies."
9. It was the VW Beetle, or more affectionately, the Bug.
10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the Sharks and
the
Jets. West Side Story.
11. In the early sixties, the drop-out, non-conformists were known as
beatniks. Maynard G. Krebs was the classic beatnik, except that he had
no
rhythm, man; a beard, but no beat.
12. At the end of "The Life of Riley," Chester would turn to the camera
and
exclaim, "What a revolting development this is."
13. "Get your kicks, on Route 66."
14. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been
changed to
protect the innocent."
15. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, mixed his martinis a special
way:
shaken, not stirred.
16. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight."
17. That "adult" book by Henry Miller was called Tropic of Cancer.
Today, it would get a PG-13 rating.
18. Back in the sixties, members of the math club used a slide rule.
19. "The day the music died" was a reference and tribute to Buddy
Holly.
20. The matching slogan was "Let Hertz put you in the driver's seat."
21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we "danced"
under
a stick in a dance called the Limbo.
22. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very best....chooo-c'late." In
the
television commercial, "chocolate" was sung by a puppet
- a dog. (Remember his mouth flopping open and shut?)
23. In the late sixties, the "full figure" style gave way to the"trim"
look, as first exemplified by British model Twiggy.
24. Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name
was
Louis Armstrong.
25. Joe's regular visitor at the bar was Crazy Googenhiem.
26. The Russians put the first satellite into orbit; it was called
Sputnik.
27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? A Timex watch.
28. The large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist was called
the
hula-hoop.
29. The "Age of Aquarius" was brought into the mainstream in the
Broadway
musical "Hair."
30. Red Skelton's hobo character was Freddie the Freeloader. (Clem
Kaddiddlehopper was the "hay seed.") Red ended his television show by
saying, "Good night, and may God bless." |
